Eventing: DJ Continus, Two-Time European Junior Champion
At the European Junior Championships in Segersjö, Sweden, DJ Continus by Diacontinus/Stakkato (breeder: Claudia Eckhoff, Wölpinghausen) and Germany’s Teresa Leowald claimed the title with an outstanding start-to-finish victory. The 15-year-old has already celebrated successes in S-level show jumping with her nine-year-old grey horse and won the “Preis der Besten” in Radolfzell in April. In doing […]
Bundeschampionate: Viva las Vegas Claims the Bundeschampion Title, Sparky Takes Bronze among the Six-Year-Old Dressage Horses
Viva las Vegas by Viva Gold/Foundation (breeder: Reinhard Baumgartner, Wulkau) and Charlott-Maria Schürmann won the Bundeschampionat for six-year-old dressage horses with a brilliant performance. The new Bundeschampion was first discovered at the Verden Online Foal Auction in May 2020. Already awarded top marks in the qualifying round, the performance in the final prompted the commentator […]
Bundeschampionate: Equitech’s Diacello Takes Bronze among the Six-Year-Old Eventing Horses
Among the six-year-old eventing horses, Jandrik Markus Tech and his homebred Diamant de Plaisir/Rabino son Equitech’s Diacello completed their lap of honour winning the bronze medal. Following ninth place in the qualifying round, he produced a highly consistent and experienced performance in the decisive cross-country phase. The bay had already demonstrated his international potential by […]
Bundeschampionate: Elton Takes Silver among the Five-Year-Old Show Jumpers
Sophie Hinner brought three top prospects through to the second round of the eight five-year-olds with the highest scores. Behind her Holsteiner Cadoc (9.3), the Aachen team world champion also claimed second place with her Emerald van het Ruytershof/Ludwig von Bayern son Elton (breeder: Jens Löhden, Heeslingen), just one-tenth of a point behind (9.2). In […]
Bundeschampionate: Hann.Pr.St. Felice FRH Named Best Seven-Year-Old Dressage Horse
Hann.Pr.St. Felice FRH by Fürst Samarant/Riverside (breeder: Rene Janzen, Wischafen) and Greta Heemsoth secured an outstanding start-to-finish victory among the seven-year-old dressage horses. The 2024 titleholders had already won the qualifying round. In the final, the bay mare left little to be desired in the trot work (9.5), displaying exceptional elasticity and good carrying power. […]
Bundeschampionate: Viva Weltina Wins Ahead of Benjamin Franklin among the Five-Year-Old Dressage Horses
The field of five-year-old dressage horses was of the highest quality, and the decision was hotly contested. Hann.Pr.A. Viva Weltina by Viva Gold/Dante Weltino (breeder: Marietta Kappelhoff-Dorenkamp, Beckum) and Carola Koppelmann produced a fabulous performance that combined training, harmony and trust as if taken straight from a textbook. Their final score of 9.34 could not […]
Bundeschampionat: Paul FB Finishes Runner-Up in the Grand Prix
In the thrilling jump-off for the 15,000-euro Grand Prix for eight-year-olds and older horses, Paul FB by Perigeux/Grey Top (breeder: Friedrich Bode) and Luisa Himmelreich claimed an impressive second place. Only four combinations jumped clear in the final round. Fourth place went to the privately owned stallion Diamant de Plaisir II by Diamant de Semilly/For […]
Bundeschampionat: Flacon Crowned Bundeschampion of Three-Year-Old Stallions
The first Bundeschampions have been crowned in Warendorf. Germany’s best three-year-old stallion is Flacon by For Fontane/Floris Prince (breeder: Michael Schenk, Niendorf), who completed his lap of honour with Jacob Schenk in the saddle and the black-red-and-gold winner’s sash across his chest. This was not the first Bundeschampion Jacob Schenk has presented at the Bundeschampionate. […]
First Bundeschampion Titles Go to Litus and Bangor
From 20 to 23 August, the Moritzburg State Stud was devoted entirely to the next generation of carriage-driving horses. The 25th Moritzburg Championships brought together the best four- to seven-year-old driving horses. Among the four- and five-year-old driving horses, Bangor by Best of Gold/Royal Hit (breeder: Jörn Wedermann, Wangerland) claimed the title with Lea Marie […]
World Championships in Aachen: The world title goes to fischerChipmunk FRH
With a sensational performance, Michael Jung, riding fischerChipmunk FRH, secured the gold medal in the individual competition at the 2026 FEI World Championships in Aachen and also led the German team to silver in the team event. The now 18-year-old Hanoverian gelding by Contendro/Heraldik xx, bred by ZG Meyer-Kulenkampff, Behlmer, impressively demonstrated that he is […]